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Two Wheels Of Business

Life is short. We know this but often take it for granted – I’m being reminded that it can be shorter than we expect thanks to my father’s ill health at the moment and fundamentally this is one of the reasons that we should enjoy what we do and be passionate about it. I’m passionate about helping new and existing clients and contacts – I’m also passionate about cycling. Thankfully, since joining PM+M Wealth Management earlier in the year I’m finding that the corporate environment enables me to do both, or at the very least it did this last weekend.

For the uninitiated Colnago is an Italian bike brand, and one which carries the same qualities of prestige, pedigree, heritage, quality and premium as the Ferrari car brand. In actual fact the connection is a strong one as Colnago’s latest bike has been designed in collaboration with the carbon composite engineers within Ferrari to create one of the lightest and most aerodynamic bikes that you can buy today. With the recent growth in cycling popularity and the suggestion that cycling has become the new golf, there is a feel that board-rooms throughout the land have a Colnago (or its equivalent) propped against the desk.

With this in mind PM+M Wealth Management were quick to agree their support of this weekend’s Colnago weekend, organised by Richard Paige of The Green Jersey bike shop in Clitheroe. The event allowed guests to test-ride the latest Colnago range of bikes at the Steven Burke Sports Hub in Pendle on Saturday – this included the Campagnolo Super Record equipped Colnago C60 (a bike that would retail at close to £8,000) amongst others. Thereafter guests rode back to Clitheroe to partake in Italian themed culinary delights from the shop’s café kitchen and to take in the end of the day’s Tour of Italy (Giro D’Italia if you wish) stage on their big screen. Sunday saw the inaugural ride of the UK Colnago Owners’ Club, with a fantastic forty miles of Ribble Valley riding enjoyed by all.

The event brought together like-minded souls, happy in each other’s company and with shared stories of cycling exploits, their interest in Colnago, and the varied justifications used to self and significant others on why a purchase was needed (cyclists inevitably believe that want and need are the same thing). The openness of communication revealed further stories of successful businesses and opened the door to financial planning discussions that would never have happened without the two-wheeled conduit. In time I hope to play an active role in the Colnago Owners’ Club – this post alluding to the multiple benefits I will take from involvement.

I am loving life within PM+M and their desire to engage with, delight and have fun with clients old and new. If you see two smiling cyclists riding along they are just as likely to be talking about pensions as they are about lycra!Neil Welsh – Wealth Management IFA